Praepositus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An officer next in authority to the alderman of a hundred called Also the person from whom descents are traced under the old canons. One who was set over others; a presiding officer.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A presiding officer; a sheriff.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. A person placed Praeposita negotiis vel rebus hold matters, a term expressing husband for necessary purchases.